1983 - December

Luxembourg was special, because while radio stations all over Europe were exclusively government-owned and operated well into the 1980s, Radio Luxembourg was right from the beginning privately owned. A radio amateur (Ham) managed to get a licence in 1924 and used the license to broadcast military music, too. French businessmen bought the license from the radio amateur in May 1929 and managed to get a broadcasting monopoly in Luxembourg in November 1929. In May 1931 the Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Radiodiffusion was founded, which started to build the transmitters. Transmis ...

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Radio Luxembourg, Radio Luxembourg - History, Radio Luxembourg - Today, Radio Luxembourg - Trivia, Radio Luxembourg - Variations in Radio Luxembourg's sign-on through the years, Radio Luxembourg - Radio Luxembourg's sign-off music through the years, Radio Luxembourg - Transmitters for the French programme

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In 1961, Jennings became, with Baden Langton, the first anchors of a Canadian private national news program. The two were the first coanchors of CTV National News. The program had varying anchor teams in its first years, although Jennings was the sole constant. He was with the program until 1964. During his years at CTV, he also covered the assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, being present at the Dallas ...

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Peter Jennings, Peter Jennings - Early life, Peter Jennings - Anchor career, Peter Jennings - Ratings, Peter Jennings - Leaving the chair, Peter Jennings - Citizenship, Peter Jennings - Awards, Peter Jennings - Trivia

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Joel married his business manager, Elizabeth Weber, on May 20, 1971. The marriage ended in divorce on July 20, 1983. Joel went on to marry supermodel Christie Brinkley on March 23, 1985. Their marriage produced one child, daughter Alexa Ray Joel, born December 30, 1985. This marriage ended with divorce on August 25, 1994. In 2004, Joel married 23 year-old Katie Lee. Lee is a graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. At the time of the wedding, Joel was 54. Joel's daughter, Alexa Ray, 18, served as maid of honor. Joel's ex-w ...

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Billy Joel, Billy Joel - Career, Billy Joel - Early Years, Billy Joel - Early albums 1970–1976, Billy Joel - Becoming a superstar 1977–1981, Billy Joel - Building on success 1982–1986, Billy Joel - The Russia period 1987–1989, Billy Joel - Later albums 1989–1994, Billy Joel - Semi-retirement 1994–present, Billy Joel - Songwriting, Billy Joel - Influences, Billy Joel - Marriages, Billy Joel - Alcohol problems, Billy Joel - Master Classes, Billy Joel - Discography, Billy Joel - Albums, Billy Joel - Hit singles, Billy Joel - Credits on Broadway

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Lady Thatcher's husband, Sir Denis Thatcher, died in June 2003. The couple had been married for fifty-two years and had two children, twins, on 15 August 1953. Her son, Sir Mark Thatcher, has been dogged by a series of controversies from 1982 when he went missing in the Sahara Desert to January 2005 when he was fined three million rand and received a four-year suspended jail sentence in South Africa over funding an aircraft intended for use in a planned coup d'etat in Equatorial Guinea. Her daughter, the journalist and commentator Hon. Carol Thatcher, won the fifth series of the British realit ...

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Margaret Thatcher, Margaret Thatcher - Early life and education, Margaret Thatcher - Political career between 1950 and 1970, Margaret Thatcher - In Heath's Cabinet, Margaret Thatcher - As Leader of the Opposition, Margaret Thatcher - As Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher - 1979–1983, Margaret Thatcher - 1983–1987, Margaret Thatcher - 1987–1990, Margaret Thatcher - Fall from power, Margaret Thatcher - Post-political career, Margaret Thatcher - Legacy, Margaret Thatcher - Family life, Margaret Thatcher - Titles and honours, Margaret Thatcher - Titles from birth, Margaret Thatcher - Honours

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Chinese astrologers refer to the Moon's Nodes as the Dragon's Head and Tail and give it tremendous attention as to the placement in the natal chart. Sadly, practical modern astrologers tend to ignore its very existence and in the process, lose a wealth of valuable information. To my knowledge, the Dragon, in itself, holds as much, if not more, facts and power than the entire complexity of a whole astrological chart! This article give you the knowledge to understand the Dragon in your personal horoscope.

Read more here: » Astrology: Dragons throughout the ages - Dragons importance in Astrology.

Conner, who participated in many sports as a child, started gymnastics at the age of ten, after a school physical education coach noticed his talent. He began training with the local high school team and competing in local meets, where he progressed quickly but seldom won; after a few years he also began training at the local YMCA and competing in YMCA events. Conner's first significant gymnastics victory was the AAU Junior Olympics, where he won in 1972, followed soon after in 1974 by the USGF Junior National Championships. Immediately foll ...

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Bart Conner, Bart Conner - Early career, Bart Conner - 1984 Olympics, Bart Conner - After the Olympics

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1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. 1983 - Events. January 2 - The musical Annie is performed for the last time after 2,377 shows (Uris Theatre on Broadway, New York City). January 8 - Riot in the Sing Sing prison January 10 - Mafia hitman Roy DeMeo is found dead in a trunk of his own car January 15 - Mafioso Meyer Lansky dies at Mount Sinai hospital January 19 - Klaus B ...

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• 1983 - Events
• 1983 - February
• 1983 - March
• 1983 - April
• 1983 - May
• 1983 - June
• 1983 - July
• 1983 - August
• 1983 - September
• 1983 - October
• 1983 - November
• 1983 - December
• 1983 - Unknown dates
• 1983 - Births
• 1983 - January-March
• 1983 - April-June
• 1983 - July-September
• 1983 - October-December
• 1983 - Deaths
• 1983 - January-March
• 1983 - April-June
• 1983 - July-September
• 1983 - October-December
• 1983 - Nobel Prizes
• 1983 - Templeton Prize

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For the water tank, see Aquarium; for the album by the Danish pop-dance group Aqua see Aquarium (album). Aquarium [Аквариум] is a Russian rock-group, formed in Leningrad in 1972 by Boris Grebenshchikov, then a student of Applied Mathematics at Leningrad State University, and Anatoly "George" Gunitsky, then a playwright and absurdist poet. In the 1970s and early 1980's, rock and roll was banned in the Soviet Union (exception was given only to a few gov ...

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• Aquarium group - Audiography

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1982 Lebanon War - Casualties. It is estimated that around 17,825 Arabs were killed during the war. There are different estimates of the proportion of civilians killed. A Beirut newspaper An Nahar estimated that 17,825 killed during the invasion Outside Beirut Military personnel: 9,797 (PLO, Syria, etc.) Civilians: 2,513 Beirut area: 5,515 (mil. + civ.) [6] About 675 Israeli soldiers were killed. ...

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1982 Lebanon War, 1982 Lebanon War - Background, 1982 Lebanon War - Reasons for the war, 1982 Lebanon War - Course of the fighting, 1982 Lebanon War - Outcome of the war, 1982 Lebanon War - Casualties, 1982 Lebanon War - The security buffer zone, 1982 Lebanon War - Political results, 1982 Lebanon War - Consequences

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For many years, due to British advertising restrictions, Radio Luxembourg was the only station available in the UK that could advertise tampons. By the 1980s Luxembourg claimed to be broadcasting with 1.3 megawatts, making it the world's single most powerful commercial broadcaster in the medium wave range, at least in terms of individual transmitter power. It was certainly the most powerful commercial medium wave station in Europe, at least. The transmitter of Radio Luxembourg is situated in Marnach. Only some governmental stations, e.g. Transmitter Solt in Hungary and the Voice of Russia, used higher pow ...

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Radio Luxembourg, Radio Luxembourg - History, Radio Luxembourg - Today, Radio Luxembourg - Trivia, Radio Luxembourg - Variations in Radio Luxembourg's sign-on through the years, Radio Luxembourg - Radio Luxembourg's sign-off music through the years, Radio Luxembourg - Transmitters for the French programme

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Why did the ancient Mayan or pre-Maya choose December 21st, 2012 A.D., as the end of their Long Count calendar? This article will cover some recent research. Scholars have known for decades that the 13-baktun cycle of the Mayan "Long Count" system of timekeeping was set to end precisely on a winter solstice, and that this system was put in place some 2300 years ago. This amazing fact - that ancient Mesoameri- can skywatchers were able to pinpoint a winter solstice far off into the future - has not been dealt with by Mayanists. And why did they choose the year 2012? One immediately gets the impression that there is a very strange mystery to be confronted here. I will be building upon a clue to this mystery reported by epigrapher Linda Schele in Maya Cosmos (1994). This article is the natural culmination of the research relating to the Mayan Long Count and the precession of the equinoxes that I explored in my recent book Tzolkin: Visionary Perspectives and Calendar Studies (Borderlands Science and Research Foundation, 1994).

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The 1947 Imperial Household Law defines the imperial household as: the empress (kōgō 皇后), the empress dowager (kōtaigō 皇太后), the grand empress dowager (tai-kōtaigō 太皇太后), the crown prince (kōtaishi 皇太子) and his consort, the imperial grandson who is heir apparent (kōtaison 皇太孫) and his consort, the shinnō (親王) and their consorts, the naishinnō (内親王), the ō (王) and their consorts, and the nyoō (女王). The legitimate children a ...

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Imperial Household of Japan, Imperial Household of Japan - Current members of the imperial family, Imperial Household of Japan - Living former members of the imperial family, Imperial Household of Japan - Succession, Imperial Household of Japan - Current order of succession, Imperial Household of Japan - Possible succession solutions, Imperial Household of Japan - History of titles, Imperial Household of Japan - Related terms, Imperial Household of Japan - Shinnōke, Imperial Household of Japan - Ōke

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The newly-discovered planet, Quaoar, is an astrological key to identifying and understanding generational influences, particularly the Indigo children for whom Quaoar is a key defining astrological planet.

Like the other outer planets (Uranus, Neptune, Pluto), astrological interpretation of Quaoar by zodiac sign will be a generational indicator rather than a personal energy in the natal chart. In so doing, Quaoar begins by providing a fascinating rear-view mirror to look at 20th Century generations.

(See also: Indigo Children, What is Indigo Children, Parenting Indigo Children, Adult Indigo, Indigo Children Channeling)

Read more here: » Indigo Children: QUAOAR by sign   A generational indicator   (and a look at the Indigos)    

AS A HOMEOPATH AND ASTROLOGER I see a lot of Indigo Children that are brought to me, not because they are Indigo, but because of physical or behavioural problems. Since most of the parents I meet have not heard of Indigo Children I will describe the generally accepted principles for identifying Indigos, as well as how to recognize and identify them from their Birth charts.

(See also: Indigo Children, What is Indigo Children, Parenting Indigo Children, Adult Indigo, Indigo Children Channeling)

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Although studio albums don't paint an entirely accurate picture of the band's creative talent, the band released many. They recorded their debut album, Phish, in 1986, and began touring nationally soon after, playing 150 concerts in 1990 alone. They were signed to Elektra Records in 1991. All Phish albums feature the classic lineup of Trey Anastasio, Mike Gordon, Jon Fishman, and Page McConnell. Phish - Studio Albums. 1. Phish (The White Tape) (unofficially circulated in 1986 ...

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Phish, Phish - The Beginning, Phish - Climb to the Top, Phish - Cultural Icons, Phish - One More Time, Phish - Band Members 1983-2004, Phish - Their Music, Phish - Discography, Phish - Studio Albums, Phish - Live Albums besides LivePhish series, Phish - Celebrity Fans, Phish - Fan Activities

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Rifkind was born to a Jewish family in Edinburgh, and was educated at George Watson's College. He first entered Parliament representing Edinburgh Pentlands for the Scottish Conservatives in the February 1974 general election. He was appointed Junior Minister at the Scottish Office in the 1979 Thatcher Government and became Minister of State at the Foreign Office in 1983. He was promoted into the cabinet as Secretary of State for Scotland in 1986.He gained a reputation as being a moderate voice on social and economic issues,and did so ...

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Malcolm Rifkind, Malcolm Rifkind - Biography, Malcolm Rifkind - Publications

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Merely six weeks after the Ass sessions were completed, Badfinger entered the studio to begin recording the material for their first Warner Brothers release, Badfinger. Neither Ass nor Badfinger were well-received by music critics, but owing to Badfinger's overwork, their lackluster quality can perhaps be understood in context. Badfinger and its two accompanying singles, "Love Is Easy" and "I Miss You," also did not reach chart positions. Badfinger did manage to consolidate some U.S. fan support in 1 ...

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Badfinger, Badfinger - The Panthers & The Iveys, Badfinger - Badfinger - The Apple Years, Badfinger - Warner Brothers, Badfinger - Demise, Badfinger - Discography

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Richard Pryor was married seven times to five different women: Patricia Price (1960 - ?) (divorced) 1 child Shelly Bonus (1967 - 1969) (divorced) 1 child Deborah McGuire (22 September 1977 - 1979) (divorced) 1 child Jennifer Lee (August 1981 - October 1982) (divorced) Flynn Belaine (October 1986 - January 1987) (divorced) Flynn Belaine (1 April 1990 - ?) (divorced) Jennifer Lee (June 2 ...

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Richard Pryor, Richard Pryor - Early life and career, Richard Pryor - Mainstream success, Richard Pryor - The freebasing incident and its aftermath, Richard Pryor - Later life, Richard Pryor - Death, Richard Pryor - Remembrance and legacy, Richard Pryor - Personal, Richard Pryor - Discography, Richard Pryor - Compilations and repackagings, Richard Pryor - Filmography

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A worker who has worked long enough (based on quarters of coverage within the recent past) and recently enough to be covered can receive benefits upon becoming totally disabled, regardless of his or her age. The eligibility formula requires a certain number of credits (based on earnings) to have been earned overall, and a certain number within the ten years preceding the disability, but with more lenient provisions for younger workers who become disabled be ...

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Social Security United States, Social Security United States - Programs, Social Security United States - Retirement benefits, Social Security United States - Normal Retirement Age, Social Security United States - Quarters of Coverage, Social Security United States - AIME or Average Indexed Monthly Earnings, Social Security United States - PIA or Primary Insurance Amount, Social Security United States - Spouse's benefit, Social Security United States - Disability, Social Security United States - Survivors' benefits, Social Security United States - History, Social Security United States - Creation: The Social Security Act, Social Security United States - Expansion, Social Security United States - Changes in 1983 for fiscal stability, Social Security United States - Your Social Security Statement, Social Security United States - Current operation, Social Security United States - Contrast with private pensions, Social Security United States - Social Security tax on wages and self-employment income, Social Security United States - Social Security Trust Fund, Social Security United States - Social Security number, Social Security United States - Opting out of Social Security, Social Security United States - Groups not required to pay Social Security, Social Security United States - Restrictions on potentially deceptive communications, Social Security United States - Fraud, Social Security United States - Demographic and revenue projections, Social Security United States - Articles, Social Security United States - Speeches, Social Security United States - Notes

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Yushchenko worked in the banking system from 1976. From 1983 he was the Deputy Director for Agricultural Crediting at the Ukrainian Republican Office of the USSR State Bank. In 1993, he was invited by Vadym Hetman to work in the newly-formed National Bank of Ukraine (Ukraine's central bank). After Hetman's resignation in 1993, Yushchenko was appointed the head of the supervisory board of the Bank. Later, in 1997, he was re ...

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Viktor Yushchenko, Viktor Yushchenko - Early life, Viktor Yushchenko - Central banker, Viktor Yushchenko - Prime Minister, Viktor Yushchenko - Our Ukraine leader and political portrait, Viktor Yushchenko - Presidential election of 2004, Viktor Yushchenko - Alleged Dioxin poisoning, Viktor Yushchenko - Unprecedented three rounds of voting, Viktor Yushchenko - President, Viktor Yushchenko - Inauguration, Viktor Yushchenko - Presidency, Viktor Yushchenko - Family and private life

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